Prices Fall at Austin Stock Yard Auction Signals Mixed Cattle Demand
At the Austin Stock Yard Tuesday sale prices were steady to weak, with hogs top at 23.50 and cattle across ranges from 13.50 to 28 for calves and fat cattle. Numerous individual buyers from Austin Elgin Georgetown and nearby towns posted sales figures including steers cows calves and pairs across weights from 75 to 1 230 pounds and prices from 9.25 to 30 per head.
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Austin Stock Yard
Carroller
Buda
Roy Dodson
Manchaca
Ted Deison
Austin
Elroy Faust
Liberty Hill
Fd Hergotz
G. M. Hatfield
Georgetown
C. E. Henninger
Troy Lee Hunt
Gatesville
L. R. Hanna
B. Hibbs
Elgin
Arthur Hurst
Manor
George Ireland
Cedar Valley
M. N. Ireland
B. Jacob
Weldon Jones
F. L. Jones
Arthur Lear
O. C. McDonald
Cedar Creek
Charlie Madison
T. E. Nesbitt
R. L. Nix
W. C. Pannell
H. B. Paggi
Spicewood
Roy Rivas
Fletcher Ramirez
Sandifer
James Smarr
L. A. Stark
Jack Sudduth
Jersey
Jack Turner
Jollyville
James H. Thorne
Bastrop
Irma Wright
G. B. Watson
J. B. Wall
Bertram
Yam Festival Plans Set for Elgin August 31
In Elgin on August 16 ANS reports plans for the Yam Festival with beauty queen eliminations on August 26 and a queen’s court selection during the festival. Judge John E. Hutchinson of Texas A M College will evaluate farmers’ sweet potatoes, awarding $50 to first, $20 to second and $20 to third. Band Boosters Club will auction the premium spuds led by announcer Rex Reedy.
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John E. Hutchinson
Texas A&m College
Band Boosters Club
Rex Reedy
Two Accidents Hit Smithville Metal Plant In Week
In six days two Smithville workers are injured at Smithville Metal Products. Willie Hilcher loses the last joint of his right first finger at work. Last week Willie Trlica loses all but the thumbs on both hands after about two and a half hours on the job. Both operated a metal crimping machine.
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Smithville
Willie Hilcher
Buck Hilcher
Smithville Metal Products Company
Willie Trlica
Smithville Sees First Cotton Bale Ginned This Year
John T. Burns delivered the first bale of cotton to be ginned in Smithville this year. The 470 pound bale, ginned free by Smithville Gin Company, sold to Ehlers Co of La Grange for 38 cents a pound. Seed weighed 800 pounds and sold for 72 dollars per ton.
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Smithville
John T. Burns
Lloyd
Floyd
Smithville Gin Company
Ehlers Co
la Grange
One Contested Caldwell County Race on Primary Ballot
The second Democratic Primary in Caldwell County lists a single contested race. Andrew Reed, constable of Precinct includes Luling and McEllison of Luling, is the candidate connected to the district voting boxes. The report notes the precinct voting boxes for the election.
Hubertus Marks Club Plans 60th Anniversary Shoot
Frederickstown reports the Hubertus Marks men's Club will mark its 60th anniversary on October 15 with a prize and pot shoot. The club, the oldest of six Gillespie County marksmen groups, was founded December 17, 1890. Only founder Alex Arbelger, now 80 and retired, remains active and will join the event.
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Fredericksburg
ANS
Hubertus Marksmen's Club
Hugo Moellering
Gillespie County
Hubertus
Alex Arbelger
Moellering
Oil Mill To Get New Pressroom
Thorn dale August 16. Cen Tex Cooperative Oil Mill under construction adds a 30 by 60 by 24 foot fireproof steel press room. A French mechanical screw press to be installed will raise capacity to 15 tons of cottonseed per day, replacing the old press. Machinery and building cost about 110000 dollars, purchased from Armsco Company of Houston.
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Thorndale
ANS
Cen- Tex Cooperative Oil Mill
Armsco Company of
Houston
Oma
Kyle To Stage 40th Sept 16 Celebration
Kyle will host its Mexican independence fiesta September 14 to 17 marking the 40th annual celebration. since 1910 the event has occurred every year except 1918 during World War I. Guadalupe Rodriguez and Metilde Picacio are candidates for queen. FE Mendez Guadalupe Zavala and Hismail Mendez chair the organizing group in Kyle.
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Kyle
Guadalupe Rodriguez
Rita Rodriguez
Metilde Picacio
Josemario Picacio
Buda
FE. Mendez
Guadalupe Zavala
Hismail Mendez
Sheep and Goat Weekly Sale Set In Kerr County
Kerrville August 16 exclusive weekly sheep and goat sale to begin August 24 by Kerr County Commission Company. Sales supplement regular Tuesday auctions for horses hogs and cattle with daily buying of top hogs and packing sows Monday through Thursday. Earle Brewton says the feature offers ranchers a central point with buyers from across the area and will be the Hill Country's only exclusive sheep and goat sale.
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Kerrville
ANS
Kerr County Commission Company
Earle Brewton
Brewton
Three Precinct Runoffs Set in Kerr County
Kerrville Kerr County ballots for the Democratic runoff primary will include three precinct contests. The races are statewide in scope but governed by Kerr County election officials.
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Kerrville
ANS
Kerr County
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